NLNG Train 7 to Raise Nigeria’s Cooking Gas Supply by 50% — CEO
Nigeria’s biggest gas exporter NLNG has said its Train 7 expansion project will increase the volume of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) available to the domestic market by about 50 per cent, strengthening efforts to make cooking gas more accessible across Nigeria.
The company said on Tuesday that the project would expand its production capacity and create room for significantly higher supplies of LPG — commonly known as cooking gas — to Nigerian consumers.
According to NLNG, the additional output will support the Federal Government’s drive to deepen domestic gas utilisation, encourage households to adopt cleaner cooking fuels and reduce reliance on firewood and other environmentally harmful energy sources.
Train 7 is expected to raise NLNG’s overall production capacity by approximately 35 per cent, from 22 million tonnes per annum to about 30 million tonnes.
“Train 7 represents much more than additional production capacity. It reflects our confidence in Nigeria’s gas potential and our commitment to creating long-term value through increased exports, stronger domestic gas supply, Nigerian Content development and economic growth,” Adeleye Falade, managing director and CEO of NLNG, said during a briefing.
According to him, Train 7 Project will increase LPG production by about 50 per cent, adding an estimated 250,000 tonnes annually to the domestic market.
The company has in recent years committed its domestically produced LPG to the Nigerian market as part of measures to improve availability and stimulate wider consumption.
The expansion could help ease persistent supply constraints in the domestic market. However, the extent to which consumers benefit will also depend on distribution infrastructure, transportation costs, storage capacity, foreign-exchange conditions and other factors influencing retail prices.
NLNG maintained that completing the project would reinforce Nigeria’s position in the global LNG industry while enabling the country to derive greater domestic value from its abundant natural-gas resources.
